Scotland Government Region :
Total Deaths

Total Deaths

Data cube chart.

Year Total Deaths Expected Deaths Expected Deaths using 1951 rates
1861 62,341 Show data context 67,004 Show data context 22,096 Show data context
1881 72,325 Show data context 72,336 Show data context 26,629 Show data context
1911 71,726 Show data context 70,918 Show data context 35,013 Show data context
1931 64,200 Show data context 58,993 Show data context 43,414 Show data context
1951 65,778 Show data context 57,800 Show data context 57,800 Show data context
1961 63,928 Show data context 63,307 Show data context
1971 61,614 Show data context 53,750 Show data context 69,828 Show data context
2011 54,188 Show data context 45,675 Show data context 111,993 Show data context
2021 63,540 Show data context 56,326 Show data context 133,278 Show data context
Date Source
1861 - 2021 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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Total deaths. We include here expected counts calculated from age-specific national mortality rates and census data on local age structures.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Scotland through time | Life & Death Statistics | Total Deaths, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/13146111/cube/DEATH_TOT

Date accessed: 12th November 2025